Rusty LaRue vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Rusty LaRue that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.